NBC Sports Talk Debuts on iPad

The Lowdown: Last month, NBC Sports Talk represented 45% of all page views on NBCSports.com. That means there some serious sports-heads out there willing to spend considerable amounts of time on the web reading/talking sports. NBC Sports wants to extend that success into the mobile device game and has decided to use the NBC Sports Talk platform and bring it to the iPad keep people connected even if they are not sitting in front of a computer. "We are committed to delivering NBC Sports Talk to fans regardless of where they consume content," said Cordella. "NBC Sports Talk is unique and represents a majority of the visits to NBCSports.com, so we felt it was vital to offer it to the powerful, ever-growing platform of the iPad."

The new App brings all of the sections from the site and includes the versatility of the iPad. Sections include:

The app shows all of the up-to-date-news and commentary from all of the above sections as first an image/headline. Clicking on the image gives you a side-bar of the extended content while in landscape mode, or a full page of content in portrait mode (you know how I love an iPad app that works in both modes). Readers looking to get more info about the story (or read/submit comments) are given the option to view it in Safari - would have been cool to have the option of viewing/responding to comments in app via a Pro Football Talk or NBCSports.com account (just a suggestion).

My Verdict: The app delivers on most of the sports news, rumors, analysis and commentary in a mobile version that readers have known to love in the online site. As with most free apps, there are ads, but I hardly noticed them browsing through the content. And as expected, all the ads I saw were sports-related, so they may actually be welcome to those looking for even more sports on their iPads. NBC Sports Talk is a free download in iTunes (OS 3.2 and up)

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